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The TOH TV team heads north to renovate a pre-Revolutionary War home in Bedford, Massachusetts. See what valuable historical finds were unearthed from the nearly 300-year-old property

Ax Head

Before the mid 19th century, ax heads were often made by folding a sheet of iron in half and hammering it against an anvil. A seam down the back of this ax head continues partially into the blade, an indication that it was produced this way, likely in the 1700s or earlier.